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GEORGE MOORE, OF LEBANON, OHIO.

CONDITION-POWDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,761, dated .Tuly 29, 1 884.

Application filed July 12,1883.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WV. GEORGE MOORE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Warren and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medical Compounds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and and it consists in the combination of certain ingredients which go to make up what is known in. veterinary practice as conditionpowders.

My improved composition consists of ele campane-root, flaxseed, juniper-berry, fcnugreek, poplar-bark, rosin, mustard, and charcoal, four parts of each, to which is added licorice-root, sulphate of iron, ginger-root, sulphate of soda, and salt, three parts each, to which is added carbonate of soda and gentianroot, two parts eaclnafter which is added black sulphate of antimony, nitrate of potash, coriander-seed, and Valerian-root, one part each, after which is added blood-root, lobelia, mandrake-root, and exsiccated or dried alum, one half part each. These ingredients are mixed together and given to the animals with their food. The effect of these ingredients upon the animal is as follows: The elecampane-root, or Inala Helenimn, acts as a tonic, and also gives relief in case of irritation of the mucous me1nbranes or congestion in the respiratory organs. Flaxseed (Limmt catharticum) loosens or cleanses the bowels, and acts as a demulcent and emollient. Juniper-berries, or the berries of the plant J'mu'perus comments, act as a stimulant for the urinary andthe sweat glands. Fenugreek, or Frenum Grazcmn, acts as a dirt retic, relieves gripes, and tends to increase the appetite. Poplar-bark, or the bark of the tree lopalas trcmuloidcs, acts as a tonic. Rosin acts upon the urinary organs. Mustard (Sinapis m'gm) acts as a stimulant and car-minative; charcoal as a disinfectant and absorbent, and altersthe morbid state of any organ, and the blood, if affected by germs of contagious or infectious diseases. Licorice-root, or Glyc- (No specimens.)

g i'i'lz.izrrgl(tbi'rt, is an excellent demuilcent and beneficial in case of irritation of the bowels and urinary organs, and relieves congestion in the respiratory organs. Sulphate of iron is an excellent tonic. Ginger-root, or the root of the plant Zing flier oflicinalc, relieves gripings of the bowels and acts as a stimulant. Sulphate and carbonate of soda correct acidity. Gentian-root, or Gentianct Zatea, acts as an appetizer and assists digestion. Black sulphnret of antimony acts as an emetic or cathartic. Nitrate of potash acts upon the mucous membranes. Coriander seed, or Coriander satimmi, acts as an aromatic stimulant. Valerianroot, or Valcr'icma paucr'jiora, is an anti-spasmodic, and issoothing to nervousness. Bloodroot, or Sanguiaaria Ommdcnsis, excites the stomach and accelerates the circulation of the blood. Lobelia, or Lobel ia inflate, is emetic and expeetorant. Mandrake-root, or Pedophg llmn peZmt-um, is a narcotic, and alum is highly astringent.

The ingredients above described possess other medicinal qualities which it has not been thought necessary to mention, and the powders tend to invigorate the whole system of the animal, and keep it in a lively and healthy condition, and it also acts as a preventive in case of contagious disease.

WVhile the proportions here given of the several ingredients are deemed to be the best, I do not limit myself to the precise quantity specified for each. a

One tablespoonful of the mixture is an average dose when used as a preventative, and is mixed with the usual quantity of oats, corn, or other food given at each meal. In cases of sickness the dose may be increased.

I am aware that the several ingredients of this composition have been used separately in condition-powders, and that several of them have been combined; but I do not claim a composition made up of a part of the above named ingredients.

Having thus described my improved conditionpowders, which are adapted to be given with feed to horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry, what I claim is Thehereiirdescribed medicinal composition or condition-powder, consisting of elecampane-root,flaxseed,juniper-berries,fenugreek,

poplar-bark, rosin, mustard, charcoal, lioo- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in rice-root, sulphate 0f 1 r0n, gnlger-root, sulpresence of two witnesses. phate of soda, salt, carbonate of soda, gentianroot, black sulphate 'of antimony, nitrate. of GEORGE MOORE 5'potash, coriander-seed, valerian-ro0t, blood- Witnesses;

root, lobelia, mandrake-root, and alum, in JACOB M. SHRooK,

about the proportions set 'forth. HENRY DAY. 

